| "Bench Racing" the GMC - Modern propulsion [message #223635] |
Thu, 26 September 2013 17:31  |
JimGunther
Messages: 228
Registered: March 2007
Location: West Haven, CT
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Tell me why this couldn't work:
O.K. - I don't even own a GMC anymore but, I still find them fascinating (and the best darned MH concept ever conceived).
I often think of the old saw, "With the proper lever a person could lift the world". So with the GMC, I think with the proper (modern technology) Engine, Transmission, and Differential the GMC could be an economical, high-performance vehicle.
I recently rented a Chrysler 300-C for a quick 1,600 miles round trip to Michigan. The car had a seven (7) or eight ( speed transmission and a 300-plus horsepower V-6 motor. It cruised smoothly at better than 70 mph while turning 1400 or 1600 RPMs. Gas mileage was over 27 for the trip (speed was consistently 10% over the posted limit with Auto Pilot engaged).
Why couldn't a modern (GM, Ford, or Chrysler) FWD Motor, Transmission, and Differential be "grafted" into a GMC with the (trouble free?) 1-Ton front end?
Presumably, the CV joints (and the transmission itself?) might be the weak link but wouldn't a transmission with a greater selection of gears be able to transmit the torque in a smoother(and more trouble prone) manner.
I have NO IDEA of the strength of a modern transmission (could they handle more than twice the turning load they were designed for?) but, I know (from knowledge gained from racing) CVs and axles can be made practically bullet-proof.
As far as a small versus large displacement motor: Isn't Ford now running a 4 Cylinder motor in their pick-up trucks (and that 3.6 litre GM V-6 is a real honey).
Jim Gunther
www.LotusV6.com
now former owner - ;(
73 GMC-II 2600
by Explorer
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